Victoria Ramirez (she/her/hers)

Victoria Ramirez is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at YSE focusing on ecosystem management and conservation. She is interested in the nexus of environmental justice and conservation and increasing stewardship opportunities on public lands. Prior to Yale, Victoria worked with the National Park Service, where she coordinated volunteer projects focused on conservation and restoration efforts. She enjoyed working with volunteers and building connections with folks by stewarding the land together. In studies, she is interested in learning more ways to increase access to public lands for BIPOC communities who have been historically excluded and removed from these spaces and continue to experience barriers. She believes that the framework of public lands management must change towards a more inclusive and collaborative model as well as center the knowledge that BIPOC communities have in conservation and stewardship practices.